Johnson & Wales University-Online
Providence, Rhode Island · Website
$43,418
median earnings, 10 years after starting
$43,418
median earnings, 10 years after starting
Johnson & Wales University-Online is a private nonprofit 4-year college in Providence, Rhode Island with 2,202 undergraduates and 630 graduate students. Its average net price after grants is $20,252 a year (tuition and fees $13,365). It admits 91% of applicants and 0% of students finish within 6 years. Former students earn a median $43,418 a year 10 years after they started, and graduates leave with a median $26,000 in federal student loans.
Updated Oct 10, 2026 · June 2026 data
Net price
$20,252
US median $17,138
Tuition and fees
$13,365
US median $11,837
Admission rate
91%
US median 78%
Completion rate
0%
Within 6 years, US 58%
Median debt
$26,000
About $276 a month
Earnings at 10 years
$43,418
Rank 2,174 of 5,094 in the US
Cost
What a year costs: posted prices and the average after grants
Net price by family income
Average yearly cost after grants, for students who get aid
- Net price
- $20,252
- Tuition and fees
- $13,365
- Cost of attendance
- $26,864
- Students with a need-based grant
- 36%
- Students with federal loans
- 51%
- Net price, family income under $30K
- $19,916
- Net price, family income $30K to $48K
- $20,580
- Net price, family income $48K to $75K
- $19,319
- Net price, family income over $110K
- $25,364
Net price is what students who get aid pay on average after grants.
Tuition and net price by year
School years 2015-16 to 2024-25. The year on the chart is the year the school year starts.
Yearly cost
Tuition and fees went from $14,823 in 2016-17 to $13,365 in 2024-25.
Admission, completion and retention
Share of applicants admitted, of students who finish and of first-year students who come back
Admission and students
- Admission rate
- 91%
- Undergraduates
- 2,202
- Graduate students
- 630
- Part-time students
- 76%
- Women
- 69%
- Students per teacher
- 13
- Completion rate
- 0%
- Retention rate
- 52%
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Programs
- 59
- Endowment
- $48.7M
- Other
- Online only
Earnings and debt
Compared with the medians of the colleges of its state, of colleges of the same kind and of all US colleges
Median earnings 10 years after starting rank 2,174 of 5,094 US colleges and 13 of 19 in Rhode Island (1 = highest).
| Measure | College | RI median | Same kind | US median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net price | $20,252 | $25,425 | $22,320 | $17,138 |
| Tuition in-state | $13,365 | $39,847 | $31,170 | $11,837 |
| Admission rate | 91% | 70% | 74% | 78% |
| Completion rate | 0% | 78% | 57% | 58% |
| Retention rate | 52% | 83% | 77% | 75% |
| Median debt | $26,000 | $13,000 | $24,287 | $13,271 |
| Earnings after 6 years | $35,802 | $46,407 | $44,392 | $35,656 |
| Earnings after 10 years | $43,418 | $53,085 | $52,928 | $40,813 |
Best-paid programs
Median earnings 1 year after graduation
Same kind: US private nonprofit 4-year colleges. Earnings and debt are medians of former students who received federal student aid. 68% of borrowers lowered their balance within 3 years. 61% earn more than a typical high school graduate 6 years after starting.
Programs
59 fields of study and credentials, with graduates, debt and earnings
| Field of study | Graduates | Median debt | Earnings 1 yr | Earnings 4 yr | US median 4 yr | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsOnlineMaster's | Master's | 97 | $34,341 | $57,220 | $73,821 | $103,485 |
| Foods, Nutrition, and Related ServicesOnlineBachelor's | Bachelor's | 79 | $27,000 | $32,586 | $50,571 | $54,945 |
| Hospitality Administration/ManagementOnlineMaster's | Master's | 64 | $38,941 | $43,055 | Withheld | $74,856 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsOnlineBachelor's | Bachelor's | 50 | $27,000 | $39,917 | $59,186 | $68,257 |
| Hospitality Administration/ManagementOnlineBachelor's | Bachelor's | 44 | $25,768 | $33,374 | $55,790 | $56,726 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsOnlineCertificate | Certificate | 42 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Human Resources Management and ServicesOnlineMaster's | Master's | 34 | $33,581 | $51,798 | $69,995 | $83,558 |
| Clinical, Counseling and Applied PsychologyOnlineMaster's | Master's | 21 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Entrepreneurial and Small Business OperationsOnlineBachelor's | Bachelor's | 21 | $25,125 | $30,996 | $47,042 | $61,027 |
| Parks, Recreation, and Leisure Facilities ManagementOnlineBachelor's | Bachelor's | 20 | $26,100 | $30,963 | $56,241 | $50,468 |
| Finance and Financial Management ServicesOnlineMaster's | Master's | 20 | Withheld | $57,304 | Withheld | $110,694 |
| Psychology, GeneralOnlineBachelor's | Bachelor's | 19 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Public HealthOnlineBachelor's | Bachelor's | 12 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Accounting and Related ServicesOnlineBachelor's | Bachelor's | 12 | $26,229 | $45,450 | $73,476 | $76,194 |
| Criminal Justice and CorrectionsOnlineMaster's | Master's | 10 | Withheld | $50,954 | Withheld | $66,714 |
| Public AdministrationOnlineMaster's | Master's | 10 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Specialized Sales, Merchandising and Marketing OperationsOnlineBachelor's | Bachelor's | 10 | $26,982 | $27,168 | $53,539 | $59,631 |
| Specialized Sales, Merchandising and Marketing OperationsOnlineMaster's | Master's | 10 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Engineering-Related FieldsOnlineMaster's | Master's | 8 | - | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Human Resources Management and ServicesOnlineDoctoral | Doctoral | 8 | - | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Foods, Nutrition, and Related ServicesOnlineMaster's | Master's | 7 | - | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Human Resources Management and ServicesOnlineBachelor's | Bachelor's | 7 | $27,000 | $46,645 | $79,056 | $68,069 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsOnlineAssociate's | Associate's | 6 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesOnlineBachelor's | Bachelor's | 5 | $27,000 | $37,266 | Withheld | $53,072 |
| Public HealthOnlineMaster's | Master's | 5 | - | Withheld | Withheld | - |
In the area
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Questions and answers
How much does Johnson & Wales University-Online cost?
$20,252 a year is the average net price at Johnson & Wales University-Online after grants and scholarships. Tuition and fees are $13,365, and the full cost of attendance with housing, food and books is $26,864. Families earning under $30,000 pay $19,916 on average.
What is the acceptance rate at Johnson & Wales University-Online?
91% of applicants are admitted to Johnson & Wales University-Online. The median admission rate of colleges in Rhode Island is 70%.
How much do Johnson & Wales University-Online graduates earn?
$43,418 a year is the median pay of former Johnson & Wales University-Online students who work, 10 years after they started ($35,802 after 6 years). That ranks 2,174 of 5,094 US colleges and 13 of 19 in Rhode Island. Its best-paid program one year after graduation is Finance and Financial Management Services (Master's) at $57,304.
How much student debt do Johnson & Wales University-Online graduates have?
$26,000 is the median federal student loan debt of Johnson & Wales University-Online graduates, about $276 a month over 10 years. The median across US colleges is $13,271. 51% of undergraduates take out federal loans.
What is the graduation rate at Johnson & Wales University-Online?
0% of first-time, full-time students at Johnson & Wales University-Online finish within 6 years. 52% of first-year students come back for a second year. The median of private nonprofit 4-year colleges is 57%.
What are the most popular majors at Johnson & Wales University-Online?
Business Administration, Management and Operations (97 master's graduates), Foods, Nutrition, and Related Services (79 bachelor's graduates), Hospitality Administration/Management (64 master's graduates) had the most graduates in the newest year, out of 59 programs.
Official public data, June 2026 release. Net price is for first-time, full-time students who get aid. Completion counts first-time, full-time students who finish within 150% of the normal time. Debt and earnings are medians of students who received federal student aid, measured a few years after they left, in the dollars of the year measured; earnings count former students who work and are not enrolled, including those who did not finish.